Karen Brown New York

Wedding Planner

I have a strong passion for promoting the quality of life around the world through personal humanitarian initiatives and am a regular volunteer in my community through Citizens Committee for New York City, as well as in the wedding and event planning industry. In 2004 I took a one-year sabbatical to pursue volunteer work in Egypt, working for three different non-governmental organizations which focused on various community initiatives, including Water & Sanitation, Female Genital Mutilation (FGM), Arts & Crafts with children, and teaching English to both children and adults.

In 2007, when I worked at the architecture firm Perkins+Will, I was chosen to be the New York Office’s Social Responsibility Leader. As the SRI Leader I was responsible for coordinating pro bono projects with Public Architecture’s 1% Solution initiative and organizing volunteer opportunities for employees. In 2008, Perkins+Will allowed me to take a four-month leave of absence in order to pursue a self-designed volunteer mission which I called G3. I focused on three different areas of human need in three different countries: Education in Guatemala, Health Care in Ghana, and Human Rights in the Republic of Georgia. Read more

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    Kevin Skewes

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    Karen is the Queen of detail and follow up!!!! We were very pleased with our event. I would highly recommend the creative stylings of Karen and team!

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    Molly

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    I cannot say enough good things about Karen and her team. She is such a sweetheart who is super professional. I used her 2 week/day of wedding coordinator services and had the pleasure of having her and George on site for my rehearsal and wedding day. I didn't have to stress at all going into my wedding day, knowing that Karen had been in touch with all of my vendors. She was a text, email or phone call away and always got back to me within the hour.

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    Sean Joyce

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    She made our wedding perfect!!!! Thank you Karen! You have a great team as well!

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    Antonia Koller

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    Karen is wonderful to work with. Her services are top of the line. Karen planned and managed a launch party for my company and was professional from start to finish. Her skills made it easy to be a guest at our own party instead of having to worry about details. Everything was taken care of. I highly recommend her services for your next event.

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